_**The exploits of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail with Douglas, Mitchum and Widmark**_ The adventures of a wagon train in 1843 traveling from Independence, Missouri, to Willamette Valley, Oregon, are chronicled. Kirk Douglas plays the dictatorial leader, Robert Mitchum an aloof scout, Richard Widmark a fiery farmer, Lola Albright his wife and Jack Elam a stowaway Preacher. "The Way West" (1967) was based…
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In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
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Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock
Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers
Richard Widmark
Lije Evans
Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby
Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman
Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans
Harry Carey Jr.
Mr. McBee
Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee
Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack
William Lundigan
Michael Moynihan
Elisabeth Fraser
Mrs. Fairman
John Mitchum
Little Henry
Patric Knowles
Captain Grant
Hal Lynch
Big Henry
Timothy Scott
Middle Henry
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What is The Way West about?
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He…
When was The Way West released?
The Way West was released in 1967.
What genres does The Way West belong to?
The Way West is categorised as Action, Adventure, Drama, Western.
Who stars in The Way West?
The cast of The Way West includes Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright, Jack Elam.